BOBBIE OLIVER
Much of my work and decisions arise from the work itself: editing, changing and trying our different combinations. This editing is the narrative of the work and once something finds its resting place, it is absolutely irrefutable. There is also a residue that accumulates in this process that makes up the soul of the painting. The physical aspect of the painting is very important and I pay close attention to how the paint sits on the canvas, whether it soaks in or is opaque and this leads to a resolution of a tactile space that breathes. Making large paintings that have a quality of intimacy and physicality is a goal. I don’t have a preconceived plan but work more intuitively with what presents itself.
Bobbie Oliver, who was born in Canada, spent 10 years in England studying art and becoming an artist. After moving to New York, she worked for Isamu Noguchi and La Monte Young and then taught painting at Princeton University, School of Visual Arts, NY, Banff School of Arts, Canada and The Rhode Island School of Design where she taught painting and drawing and served as Head of the Painting Department until 2009. She also taught at the National College of Art in Lahore, Pakistan and the Rhode Island School of Design in Rome, Italy.
She has exhibited in New York at High Noon Gallery where she has a show scheduled for May 2021, Hionas Gallery, Feature Gallery, Showroom, Valentine Gallery as well as solo shows in Toronto at the Olga Korper Gallery, in Los Angeles at the Jancar Gallery and The George Gallery in Laguna Beach. She has received awards from The Canada Council, The Ontario Arts Council, The New York State Council for the Arts, the Pollock Krasner Foundation and the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance.
She lives and works in New York and Rock Valley, New York.